Month: December 2022

Watertown’s ARS Chapter hosts comedy night with Hamazkayin Montreal

WATERTOWN, Mass. — On December 3rd, Watertown’s Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Leola Sassouni” Chapter welcomed the Hamazkayin Montreal Bedros Atamiam…

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Raffi Chilingirian on participating in Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop in Boston

As an Armenian duduk player, I was one of 60 musicians who got accepted into Silkroad’s one-week Global Musician Workshop,…

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In Memoriam: Edward Avedisian 1937-2022

PARAMUS, NJ – The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) is saddened to announce the passing of Board and committee…

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The Man Who Refused to Die

On December 12, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful baby named Sam Kazar Harootenian was born. This little boy looked…

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AYF New York “Hyortik” Chapter hosts 2022 ACE Weekend

DOUGLASTON, NY — Dozens of AYF Junior members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapters arrived at St. Sarkis Church on Saturday to…

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Detroit Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble performs to a packed audience

DEARBORN, Mich.–On Sunday, December 4, 2022, the Hamazkayin Arax Dance Ensemble performed in front of an audience of over 400…

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In Memory of Eghisa Hagopian

Eghisa (Kelian) Hagopian of Watertown died peacefully in her home on December 7, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Sahag…

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The Women’s Support Center: Offering shelter, offering hope

Armine* lived in fear of her husband for 20 years. After one particularly horrifying episode, she went to the police…

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Rifles, Bombings and Prisons: Women’s Work of Revolutionary Armenia (Part 2)

Continuing the discussion of women’s participation in the Armenian revolutionary movement, this second installment will address underground insurgent actions, the…

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The Region in Brief

Armenia Armenia and Hungary have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, which were cut following the extradition of Ramil Safarov to…

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